Flag



J. H. HERBENER.

FLAG.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.25..192I.

Patented Nov. 29, -1921.

Aw Aw ,AWAY Aw AWAW NAW AWAN, Awlm ings' 'frein being7 blown out FLAG.

messie.

Specification of Letters Patent.

ra-ieaiea new. as, resi..

Jippiication iuefi March 25,1921. seriai No. assise@ To all t0/wm mayconcern.'

Be it known that l, JOHN H. Humanitair, a citizen oi" the UnitedStates'residing at Norollr, in the county ot' Norfolk and StateofVirginia, have invented certain new and useful linproveinents inFlags, ot which the following` is a specification.

My invention relates toeiiags and has particular reference toimprovements in the flag shown and described in iny copending1application for tlagsand `inetliod of producing the saine', Serial No.372,930, led August 10, 1920.

. An important object oitl the invention is to provide additionalreinforcements :tor the tree endportion oit' the nag, Which will co activiththe retarding stitching-s, extending 'substantially parallelwiththe free edgeoii the flag, thus preventing` the reiiarding`stitchand breaking.

A further object Oie the invention" is to provide a' peculiarly strongreinforcing ineans for the corners oi the i'iag, nearvv the tree edgethereof.

Other objects and advantages oit the inventionivfillbe apparent duringthe course oi the following description.

ln the accompanying' drawings forming va partvoiithis specification, andin which likeY numerals are' employed to ydesignate like partsthroughout the saine,

Figurel is a side elevationot a flag einbodyiiigfmy invention, and,

ig. 2 an .enlarged fragmentary side elevation of the tree end portionot' the flag. ,Y f ln the drawings, wherein for'the purpose otillustration is shown a preferred embodiment oi" iny invention7 thenunieral 10 designates a flag' as a Whole, which ior the purpose oiillustration, is a United States n 'The numeral y12 designates the redstripes, and 13 the White stripes, i'orincd of suitable cloth. rlihesestripes'are sewed together by telling or otherwise, as shown at 1d inFig. 2. rlhe numeral 15 designates the blue tield oit` the flag, having`stars 16 sewed therein. This field is'secured tothe stripes, by sewing`or felling, as is Well known.

.The treefeiids oli the stripes 12 and 13 are lettravv, that is, theseends are not hernined or bound,` and the tree edgeof the tlag isyaccordingly lett raw.

The free end portions of the'stripes 12 andf13 are provided with aplurality of spaced-retarding `stitchings 17 and `18 respectively.'i'nese retarding stitchings inay beV spaced for any suitablefdistance,ysuch as troni an eighth of an inch to three fourthsv of an inch, ormore, dependinglargely upon the size of the dag. The retarding stitches17 and 18 are preferably arranged in aline nient, 'and constitutecontinuous ret'arding stitchings extending"substantially parallel Awiththe raw edge ot the flag. rlhe stitch#` ings 1T are red to correspondwithy the color ot the stripes 12, and the stitchings 18 White tocorrespond ivith the color of the stripes 13', these stitchingjs being`preferably seived rupon the stripes before the stripes are asseinbledand .stitchedV together. l prefers ably provide a tring'e'lf, outwardlyofthe outer retarding stitchiiigsY7 Which is formed by unraveling theWarp or transverse threads ofthe stripes, the fringe being yorined' bythe ends ot the longitudinalivoot threads. This fringe inay vary inlength ytronik about an eighthv` ot an inch to a halt inch, or more,depending upon the sizeA of the flag. The :fringe materially improvesthe of the iiag and also retards to seine extent, the Wearing of the rawedge.

l have found by actual experimentation and tests, that theretardingstitchings sonietiinesbreal, when the tlag' is'vvet and is subected to hiffh wind andjl have roi' appearance vided ineaiis which lhavetouiid prevents,A

this breakage, to considerable extent. This means consists of ti-shapedstitching-s 2O and 20', upon each stripe. The base ot theA lisliapedstitchingQG is arranged` oiiterinost, While the apen or the il-shapedstitching .20 is arranged outermostand the apices of both l-shapedstitchings are disposed in thev `central longitudinal airis of thestripe. The

ends y'otr the ii-shaped stitching preferably terininateat or in thelongitudinal stitchings of the stripes. l preferably einploy thestitchings'QO and 20 combined, While lower corner stripes.

I may employ either alone, or I may increase the number of eachstitching 2O or 20', as desired. The ii-shaped stitchings extend acrossand over all of the retarding stitchings and prevent such retardingstitchings being blown out and thereby broken. The V-shaped stitchingsare preferably formed upon the several stripes, before they areassembled Vand stitched together, and the V-shaped stitchings form ineffect a continuous serpentine stitching.

1I have found that there is a markedtendency for a flag to wear at thecorners, adjacent its free end and thisV wearing usually commences atthe outerapex of the corner, and works inwardly in a diagonal direction.To overcome this, I provide a special stitching reinforcement for theupper and rIhis stitching einbodies a plurality of velliptical or loopstitching 21, which taper forwardly, and are arranged to form a fanshape group, diverging diagonally and rearwardly. Thisy corner stitchingreinforcement may be placed upon the corner stripes before they areassembled with the other stripes.

In producing the several retarding Vand :reinforcingstitchings, Ipreferably employ a thread which is wiry in strength and 1 silky insmoothness, and I also preferably employ a lock stitch. f

By the provision of aflag of the above described character, the hematthe free end of the Hag is entirely dispensed with, and

the free end left raw. This eliminates the 'weight at the free end,which'acts as a whip-cracker, tending to break thefabric immediatelybehind the hem. l/Vith theVV arrangement of stitchings or reinforcement,

herewithv shown and described, I produce a flag'. which has anVincreased life, and in addition possesses a more ,pleasing and gracefulappearance when being flown.,

When the free end of the flag tends to wear or fray, it is cut offimmediately inwardly of the outermost retarding. stitching,` and a newedge produced. .'Ihe wind removesV the warp threads in advance of thenext retarding stitching, again forming a fringe.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown anddescribed is to be taken as a preferred example of ,the saine, and thatvarious changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may be-resortedto without. departing from the spirit of my invention, or thescope of the` v'subjoinedclainisi c Having thus described my invention,Il

lthe retarding stitchings.

' the flag.

with said raw edge, said flag also having stitchinofs extending acrossthe retarding stitches and serving to bind themV to the flag. v

E?. i fiagof the character .described hav- Ving its Afree edge raw andprovided 'near Vthe same to the flag.

3; Aflag of thecharacter described having its free edge lraw andprovided near such raw edge with retarding stitching means, and separatestitching serving to bind the retarding stitching means to the describedhavflag. 1l. A fla-g ofthe character ingV its free edge raw and providedwith. a

vplurality of spaced retarding stitches extending longitudinally of suchedge, and substantially V-shaped stitchings formed upon the flag andextending over and across .l

5. A of the character described having its free end raw and provided atthe free end with a fringe, and retardingstitching means secured to theflag near the free end.

6. A flag of the character described havits free end raw and providednear the free end :with retarding stitching means extendingllongitudinally of the free edge, stitchings extending transverselyacross the retarding stitching means, and separate reinforcingstitchings at the outer corners of r 7,; AL Hag of the characterdescribed having its free edge raw and provided with .retardingstitching means Vextending longitudinally of said edge, said flag havingreinforcing stitchings formed upon its outer corners, said reinforcingstitchings increas ing in width rearwardly. 8. A flag of the characterdescribed having its free edge rawv and provided with i-etardingstitching means near the free edge, and reinforcing` stitchingr loopsformed upon the outer corners of the flag,

groups increasing in widthy rearwardly.

9. A ag of the character describedprovided near its outer corners withreinforcing stitching loops, said loops being arrangedin substantiallyfan shaped groupsV increasing in width rearwardly. l

10. A flag of the character describedprovided near its outer edge withspaced stitchings extending longitudinally of such edge, stitchingsextending transversely ofthe retarding stitchings and serving to bindthem to the flag, andreinforcing stitching loops .said loops beingarranged in fan shaped formed upon the outer corners of the flag, saidloops being arranged in substantially fan shaped groups.

1l. A flag of the character described having its free edge raw andprovided nearv the free edge With a plurality of spaced retardingstitchings extending longitudinally of the free edge, said iiag alsohaving substantially V-shaped stitehings extending over the retardingstitchings with their apices arranged outermost.

l2. A flag of the character described having its free edge raw andprovided near the free edge with a plurality of spaced retardingstitchings extending longitudinally of the-free edge, said flag furtherhaving two sets of substantially V-shaped stitchings extending over theretardlng stitehings, the V-shaped stitchings in one set extending in anopposite direction to 20 the V-shaped stitchings in the other set.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JOHN H. HERBENER.

